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Weather terms – mix and match
The weather terms listed below have become separated from their definition. Select a term from the column on the left, match it to the correct definition and write it in the correct box on the right hand side.
| WEATHER TERM | DEFINITION | CORRECT TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Meteorology | Methods used to predict probable future weather conditions. | |
| Climate | Advice to farmers on conditions dangerous to newborn lambs and recently shorn sheep. | |
| Forecasting techniques | Notification issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on a state by state basis of impending or actual weather that has the potential to cause loss of life or damage to property. | |
| Forecasts | The sum of all the weather recorded over a long period of time and reported as long-term records, trends and averages. | |
| Grazier alert | Statements of probable future weather conditions calculated from meteorological data. | |
| Weather | Federal government agency responsible for observing, monitoring, recording, forecasting and reporting information about the climate and weather across Australia and the surrounding region. | |
| Weather maps | The phenomenon where increasing wind speed causes the apparent temperature to drop. | |
| Weather station | The description of atmospheric conditions such as wind, temperature, cloudiness, precipitation and air pressure over a short period of time. | |
| Weather updates | Site equipped with meteorological instruments that measures data related to the weather that is recorded manually or automatically. | |
| Weather warning | Charts of a country or region showing weather systems, high and low pressure cells, isobars (lines of equal atmospheric pressure), cold and warm fronts and potential precipitation. | |
| Wind chill | Reports about changes to current or probable future weather conditions. |
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